The sun., 1887-04-03
KISSANE STILL UNREVEALED.
CALIFORNIA MUUH PUZZLED CONCERN
ING HIS IDENTITY

ChAATVhNAh MOOh foA1LhD CVNoGnH"
ING HIS IDENTIFY
M. r.-..
ME. nro- ss.s-.. Net E.or,..s,v No.
ervsrs Pr.-'.'.'-s..r' .r ii. sentence.
has been awakened in California b, tho case
Of william Kissane. which is surrounded with
Y, York Yesterday. This is due to the fact that at
the most prominent and wealthy citizens of
California, and is connected BY marriage ,i with
many OF the leading iamiies OF TINS CITY. MANY
sttompts have been made BY tho press s Of Ban
and to identity this my mysterious % % Individual. '
The immediate notoriety Of the case is due to
a motion made by Counsel for J. b, Hart Of this
c,tv 40 have a noi,s rro..o,,i antorad On an In.
detmont for on o in tho Now e" :" York
The w.. or ,orpsres or
yorS 1snt1swan l @ p we, nown IN @ ,his ciy uS anS
who knows Kissano we'll. and says that he
has @ hssn % = ssvera m @ sn,,erer % hv Kissane gave to
an Associated Press reporter last might a story
which he !. now known y in California: = II i
most prominent and wealthy citizens of 3D.
brother is well.known Attorney. His con.
psscn' pssp III. Sy .ss%sn a.. a Ri ssesS Sfsy H.
Jesse Desysq
g 4
He is unrepentapt, IN and seeks only tho removal
Of the legal disabilities and penalties for his
torsssery In New W York city and for murder IN
So M M the srSMf @
leans, near Helena, Ark. on tho night Of Jan.
IA, 1852.
some others, placed on trial ier eonspiraeyt to
deirand Insurance compsnies BY means Of in, in,
sghRs thss Ss
ington.. He was convicted on three occasions
IN CINCINNATI on these charges, but each time
arrested for q @ murder ~ and taken te to- Hslsns:
Arkansas, but ewing to lack Of funds and The R's
IL Rs AGAIN shs nj
request was made ey the he. Hon is James mes
be procured. Rissane In the mean while skip
ped his bail. and the next heard Of him was i1
Bank Of New York in August, 1854 for which
prison. Among his effects at the time OF his
the vas
brought to New York handcufied and locked to
s n ys o oaeed Safely Tn s as 81 s
inal career. cs,, r,,.. orouod .. o,a
tuli conlessi0h Oh tne ~ w, sh
th ana M 20 assst tha sse n
saranse companies in resisting ths Fraudulent {
Ths a%tRoEes coneasd t4 tRat bis testmeny
would be- available and Useful % Tor thu that % purpose,
ss he might not Gye #
A. ais d f1 ses % .h,s n ne Was
sIon q Tie steamer conspiracy. the burning Of
ene ooaE & anu ene occ"sd hon, ae in0
sn ance. ne com confession occupleo ABOUT loo
"His gang was one OF the most complete
%Esn the Confession sss hVM was made S known Il
causes, CONSERVATION; kissane himself VIC. VIC,
lated his promises pr to the insurance % companies
snmed No Mss he had shot
his career 4; IN ,sI GaIitopnln unqeF, 81, Shoener
%e soo ana
equally well kn9wn he hay having acquired ecu t enor,
the Nw viii Ss Sm
ssaSsaosS =, ,s,. ',, ,., .so ..,sa,,s
miltar %ith KissanNes career. has stated TINT
on on MS rst seeing hlsssaS N this Stste some S
Two years ago. hs immeoleteiX iaentnlea nam.
put out OF consiqern&non % & ior hissaines iamdiiy
ana conneotons lne nao perslstenthly reipsed 70
make any stetsment IN regard 70 MN; hoping
that he would mako restitutlon 10 those he
nad rulneo.
Tho "well-known San Francisco gentleman"
who gives the above account OF Kissane S enrly
life says almost exactly what was sal / BIZ Con
Darr. who seems to be pursuing Kissane, and
who denounced him to Recorder Smyth and
as near, as can be learned Is not wanted for
his lie on the MarthnW ashinaton. Kissane pass ass.
ed two forged checks on the Chemical National
prison on one Of the two indictments found
against him, He was pardoned by the Gov:
his sentence. It has been the custom In the
District Attorneys Office hero, in casos Of this
kind to Qunsh one OF the indictments when a
conviction is obtained on the other.
Mr. Jesse B. Hart OF Sonoma, CAL who is here
as tho attorney for William Kissano in Kis-
sape's ATTEMPT to secure the 1uashing of an old